heavy lifting

noun

: a burdensome or laborious duty

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Wherever there's 5G, there's fiber doing the heavy lifting. Abhishek Singh, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 Avoid heavy lifting or strenuous exercise for about one to two weeks, or however long your doctor recommends. Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 1 June 2025 So, for anyone feeling stuck in a fashion rut this summer, allow a scarf skirt to do the heavy lifting for you. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 May 2025 Technology stocks were doing most of the heavy lifting for the broader market. Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heavy lifting was in 1980

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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.

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